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==References==
==References==
[Sample reference] [http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/50/2/489 Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "''Palaeococcus ferrophilus'' gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". ''International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology''. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.]
[Sample reference] [http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/50/2/489 Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "''Palaeococcus ferrophilus'' gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". ''International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology''. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.]
SAMPLE REFERENCES
1 [http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/index.html Centers for Disease Control (CDC). General Information <i>Salmonella</i>.Page last updated: April 5, 2012]
<br />2 [http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/50/6/882.long Shannon E. Majowicz, Jennie Musto, Elaine Scallan, Frederick J. Angulo, Martyn Kirk, Sarah J. O'Brien, Timothy F. Jones, Aamir Fazil, Robert M. Hoekstra  The Global Burden of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Gastroenteritis.Oxford Journals. Medicine Clinical Infectious Diseases. Food Safety. Volume 50, Issue 6Pp. 882-889.]
<br />3 [http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-cantaloupe-08-12/signs-symptoms.html Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Newport Infections Linked to Cantaloupe (Final Update). Posted October 5, 2012 3:15 PM ET]
<br />4  [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/salmonella/DS00926/DSECTION=symptoms Mayo Clinic Staff. Salmonella infection. April 16, 2011.]
<br />5 [http://www.about-salmonella.com/salmonella_diagnosis#.UeHDBY7R3zI Marler Clark. PHow is Salmonella Infection Diagnosed? 2005-2013.]
<br />6 [http://faculty.mdc.edu/jmorata/TYPES%20OF%20AGAR.pdf Juan Miguel Morata. Different Types of Agar.]
<br />7 [http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/salmonellosis/pages/transmission.aspx National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Staff. Salmonellosis.]
<br />8 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonella Wikipedia entry: <i>Salmonella</i>. page was last modified on 16 July 2013]
<br />9 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8435/ Giannella RA. Salmonella. In: Baron S, editor "'Medical Microbiology. 4th edition.'' Galveston (TX): University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; 1996. Chapter 21]


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Etiology/Bacteriology

Toxoplasmosis is the disease caused by the protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii

Taxonomy of Toxoplasma gondii
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom:Chromalveolata
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Subclass: Coccidiasina
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Sarcocystidae
Subfamily: Toxoplasmatinae
Genus: Toxoplasma
Species: Toxoplasma gondii

Pathogenesis

Clinical features

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune Response

References

References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.


SAMPLE REFERENCES


1 Centers for Disease Control (CDC). General Information Salmonella.Page last updated: April 5, 2012
2 Shannon E. Majowicz, Jennie Musto, Elaine Scallan, Frederick J. Angulo, Martyn Kirk, Sarah J. O'Brien, Timothy F. Jones, Aamir Fazil, Robert M. Hoekstra The Global Burden of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Gastroenteritis.Oxford Journals. Medicine Clinical Infectious Diseases. Food Safety. Volume 50, Issue 6Pp. 882-889.
3 Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Newport Infections Linked to Cantaloupe (Final Update). Posted October 5, 2012 3:15 PM ET
4 Mayo Clinic Staff. Salmonella infection. April 16, 2011.
5 Marler Clark. PHow is Salmonella Infection Diagnosed? 2005-2013.
6 Juan Miguel Morata. Different Types of Agar.
7 National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Staff. Salmonellosis.
8 Wikipedia entry: Salmonella. page was last modified on 16 July 2013
9 Giannella RA. Salmonella. In: Baron S, editor "'Medical Microbiology. 4th edition. Galveston (TX): University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; 1996. Chapter 21


Created by Magdalene C. Shaughnessy, student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma